1 online resource (5 volumes) :

V. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world: This book carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790. v. 2 An Extensive Republic: This volume documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic. v. 3. The industrial book 1840-1880: This volume covers the creation, distribution, and uses of print and books in the mid-nineteenth century, when a truly national book trade emerged. v. 4. Print in Motion: In a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the nineteenth century turned into the twentieth. v. 5. The Enduring Book: This volume addresses the economic, social, and cultural shifts affecting print culture from Word War II to the present

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

v. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world -- v. 2. An extensive republic: print, culture, and society in the new nation, 1790-1840 -- v. 3. The industrial book, 1840-1880 -- v. 4. Print in motion: the expansion of publishing and reading in the United States, 1880-1940 -- v. 5. The enduring book: print culture in postwar America

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